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at the time as being so odd that I could owe anybody fourpence!
and after that察I brought them together。 Vholes asked me for the
introduction察and I gave it。 Now I come to think of it察院he looked
inquiringly at us with his frankest smile as he made the discovery察
^Vholes bribed me察perhaps拭He gave me something察and called it
commission。 Was it a five´pound note拭 Do you know察 I think it
must have been a five´pound note 院
His further consideration of the point was prevented by
Richard¨s coming back to us in an excited state察 and hastily
presenting Mr Vholes!a sallow man with pinched lips that looked
as if they were cold察a red eruption here and there upon his face察
tall and thin察 about fifty years of age察 high´shouldered察 and
stooping。 Dressed in black察black´gloved察and buttoned to the chin察
there was nothing so remarkable in him as a lifeless manner察and a
slow fixed way he had of looking at Richard。
^I hope I don¨t disturb you察ladies察院said Mr Vholes察and now I
observed that he was further remarkable for an inward manner of
speaking。 ^I arranged with Mr Carstone that he should always
know when his cause was in the Chancellor¨s paper察 and being
informed by one of my clerks last night after post time that it
stood察 rather unexpectedly察 in the paper for tomorrow察 I put
myself into the coach early this morning and came down to confer
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with him。 ̄
^Yes 院said Richard察flushed察and looking triumphantly at Ada
and me察 we don¨t do these things in the old slow way察 now。 We
spin along察now Mr Vholes察we must hire something to get over to
the post town in察and catch the mail tonight察and go up by it 院
^Anything you please察sir察院returned Mr Vholes。 ^I am quite at
your service。 ̄
^Let me see察院said Richard察looking at his watch。 ^If I run down
to the Dedlock察and get my portmanteau fastened up察and order a
gig察or a chaise察or whatever¨s to be got察we shall have an hour then
before starting。 I¨ll come back to tea。 Cousin Ada察 will you and
Esther take care of Mr Vholes while I am gone拭院
He was away directly察in his heat and hurry察and was soon lost
in the dusk of evening。 We who were left walked on towards the
house。
^Is Mr Carstone¨s presence necessary tomorrow察 sir拭院 said I。
^Can it do any good拭院
^No察miss察院Mr Vholes replied。 ^I am not aware that it can。 ̄
Both Ada and I expressed our regret that he should go察 then察
only to be disappointed。
^Mr Carstone has laid down the principle of watching his own
interests察院said Mr Vholes察 and when a client lays down his own
principle察and it is not immoral察it devolves upon me to carry it out。
I wish in business to be exact and open。 I am a widower with three
daughters!Emma察 Jane察 and Caroline!and my desire is so to
discharge the duties of life as to leave them a good name。 This
appears to be a pleasant spot察miss。 ̄
The remark being made察 to me察 in consequence of my being
next to him as we walked察 I assented察 and enumerated its chief
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attractions。
^Indeed拭院 said Mr Vholes。 ^I have the privilege of supporting
an aged father in the Vale of Taunton!his native place!and I
admire that country very much。 I had no idea there was anything
so attractive here。 ̄
To keep up the conversation察I asked Mr Vholes if he would like
to live altogether in the country拭
^There察 miss察院 said he察 you touch me on a tender string。 My
health is not good my digestion being much impaired察 and if I
had only myself to consider察I should take refuge in rural habits察
especially as the cares of business have prevented me from ever
coming much into contact with general society察 and particularly
with ladies¨ society察which I have most wished to mix in。 But with
my three daughters察 Emma察 Jane察 and Caroline!and my aged
father!I cannot afford to be selfish。 It is true察I have no longer to
maintain a dear grandmother who died in her hundred´and´
second year察 but enough remains to render it indispensable that
the mill should be always going。 ̄
It required some attention to hear him察 on account of his
inward speaking and his lifeless manner。
^You will excuse my having mentioned my daughters察院he said。
^They are my weak point。 I wish to leave the poor girls some little
independence察as well as a good name。 ̄
We now arrived at Mr Boythorn¨s house察where the tea´table察all
prepared察was awaiting us。 Richard came in restless and hurried察
shortly afterwards察and leaning over Mr Vholes¨ chair察whispered
something in his ear。 Mr Vholes replied aloud!or as nearly aloud
I suppose as he ever replied to anything!^You will drive me察will
you察 sir拭 It is all the same to me察 sir。 Anything you please。 I am
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quite at your service。 ̄
We understood from what followed that Mr Skimpole was to be
left until the morning to occupy the two places which had been
already paid for。 As Ada and I were both in low spirits concerning
Richard察and very sorry so to part with him察we made it as plain as
we politely could that we should leave Mr Skimpole to the Dedlock
Arms察and retire when the night´travellers were gone。
Richard¨s high spirits carrying everything before them察 we all
went out together to the top of the hill above the village察where he
had ordered a gig to wait察 and where we found a man with a
lantern standing at the head of gaunt pale horse that had been
harnessed to it。
I never shall forget those two seated side by side in the lantern¨s
light察Richard all flush and fire and laughter察with the reins in his
hand察 Mr Vholes察 quite still察 black´gloved察 and buttoned up察
looking at him as if he were looking at his prey and charming it。 I
have before me the whole picture of the warm dark night察 the
summer lightning察the dusty track of road closed in by hedgerows
and high trees察the gaunt pale horse with his ears pricked up察and
the driving away at speed to Jarndyce and Jarndyce。
My dear girl told me察that night察how Richard¨s being thereafter
prosperous or ruined察 befriended or deserted察 could only make
this difference to her察 that the more he needed love from one
unchanging heart察 the more love that unchanging heart would
have to give him察 how he thought of her through his present
errors察and she would think of him at all times察never of herself察if
she could devote herself to him此never of her own delights察if she
could minister to his。
And she kept her word拭